Spirit of Place : A collaborative exploration

At the centre of Curious threads exhibition, is our collaborative piece ‘Spirit of Place’.
This features a group of nine hangings (one by each artist), each approximately 7 feet from top to bottom.

In Autumn 2023 we came together to collaboratively create two large pieces of cloth. We selected a limited colour palette of White, Black and Payne’s Grey. Our brief was to use curves as our design motif. 

These two pieces were subsequently cut into strips of up to 18 inches wide, and each artist took one piece to develop in their own creative style.

It is fascinating to see how each approach has resulted in different results.  Variously, the work has been painted (or not), slashed, appliquéd, stitched by hand and machine embroidered. Different elements of the South Downs are represented; the flora, the season’s different colours, the archaeology, and areas with entry forbidden to the public.

Do come and see the installation, hung together for the first time, at Sullington Manor Farm, Sullington Lane, near Storrington, RH20 4AE, between the 6 and 16 June 2024

Liz Howlett

Amelia Leigh

Jane Falls

Sue Norgrove-Moore